Jim Carrey To Play The Villain Robotnik In 'Sonic The Hedgehog'

Deadline is reporting that Jim Carrey is negotiating to star in the Paramount film in the role of Robotnik, a villain in the live action/CGI adaptation of the hit Sega video game, Sonic The Hedgehog. The project also stars James Marsden and Tika Sumpter and is directed by Jeff Fowler. Neal Moritz, Mie Onishi and Tim Miller are producers. Pat Casey & Josh Miller wrote the script.

The movie is based on the game where Sonic must stop Dr. Eggman from completing his plans for world domination is basically the gist of this one.